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No More excuses! ¡No más excusas!

In this video you will learn vocabulary and expressions to talk about plans and activities, and also excuses for not doing what was planned. You will see many words to describe how you spend your free time and also verbs to talk about location and actions. Watch this video and then complete the exercises below to check what you've learned.

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Vocabulary / Vocabulario

Nouns / Sustantivos

Fin de semana = weekend

Planes = plans

Playa = beach

Televisión = TV

Restaurante italiano = Italian restaurant

Mesas libres = free tables

Hamburguesas = hamburgers

Películas = movies

Té = tea

Casa = house

Habitación = room

Barrio = neighborhood

Verbs / Verbos

Estar = to be (temporary, location)

Ser = to be (permanent, characteristics)

Tener = to have

Hacer = to do

Querer = to want

Quedar = to stay

Comenzar = to start

Comprar = to buy

Comer = to eat

Acabar = to end up, to finish

Pensar = to think

Organizar = to organize

Salir = to go out, To leave a place

Ir = to go

Limpiar = to clean

Grammar / Gramática

We can use the imperfect tense to mention things we were planning to do but we didn’t do (especially because of a problem or excuse).